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TI-2022-02323 Aliases CVE-2022-2514GHSA-xrf4-39fm-j5f2

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in beancount/fava

Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The time and filter parameters in Fava prior to v1.22 are vulnerable to reflected XSS due to the lack of escaping of error messages which contained the parameters in verbatim.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00874 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed beancount/fava (beancount): 1.22fava (PyPI): 1.22

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
beancountbeancount/favabefore 1.221.22Patch availableCNA
—fava (PyPI)before 1.221.22Patch availableGHSA-xrf4-39fm-j5f2
  • beancount/fava Vendorbeancount Affected before 1.22 Fixed in 1.22 Patch available CNA
  • fava (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.22 Fixed in 1.22 Patch available GHSA-xrf4-39fm-j5f2

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fava_project:fava:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.22Vulnerablebeancount
  • cpe:2.3:a:fava_project:fava:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.22 Vulnerable ·beancount

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA beancount/fava (beancount) Fixed in 1.22
  • Fix · GHSA-xrf4-39fm-j5f2 fava (PyPI) Fixed in 1.22 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2514
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xrf4-39fm-j5f2

References

  • TI-2022-02391 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in beancount/fava CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2022-02332 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in beancount/fava CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources